Neutrophils are an essential component of the innate immune system. They are the first and most abundant leukocytes to migrate to the site of inflammation. Upon arrival, neutrophils perform various functional responses: phagocytosis, respiratory burst, production of lipid mediators and cytokines, neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, etc. Despite the importance of NETs, signaling pathways that control NET formation are only partialy understood. Likewise, current quantification methods that are used to study mechanisms of NET formation suffer from significant drawbacks. As part of this thesis, we used new fluorescent polymers that only bind extruded chromatin, allowing a specific and standardized quantification of NETosis tha...